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Town hall of Medina del Campo (Valladolid)
Trumpet and kettledrum players of the town of Medina del Campo (1651)

On 13 February 1651, Francisco de Zamora, blacksmith and trumpet player, resident of Medina del …

March 7, 2022
Our Lady of the Solitude
Procession of the confraternity of Our Lady of Solitude and the Burial of Christ

Procession of the confraternity of Our Lady of Solitude and the Burial of Christ.

Feb. 26, 2022
Shawms (16th century). Salamanca Cathedral
Gaspar Maldonado, master of minstrels (1530-c.1595)

A document from the Archivo General de Indias indirectly provides us with information on the …

Feb. 20, 2022
Title page. <em>El Parnaso</em>. Esteban Daza. Valladolid, 1576
Works by Francisco Guerrero in El Parnaso by Esteban Daza (1576)

Works by Francisco Guerrero in El Parnaso&nbsp;by Esteban Daza (1576).

Feb. 16, 2022

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New bells for the chuches of Granada (c.1494)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
16-03-2016

The spaces converted into churches in Granada after its conquest by the Catholic Monarchs were quickly equipped with bells, highlighting their importance as a means of communication in the religious …

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Music in Filipo de Carrizales’ house

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
09-03-2016

Miguel de Cervantes in&nbsp;El celosos extremeño&nbsp;takes us to the house of the indiano Filipo de Carrizales and the power of music to open doors and bend wills.

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The mancebía (brothel) of Seville

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
05-03-2016

The prostitution quarter (mancebía) in Sevilla was located in the so-called Compás de la Laguna, in the Arenal neighborhood. It was limited by a wall that protected it from the …

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